''Sicilian Vampire'' is a 2015 Canadian horror

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written, directed by and starring Frank D'Angelo. It also stars

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, and

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. The film revolves around Santino "Sonny" Trafficante, a reputed mobster, who is bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire while at his hunting lodge. With his new abilities, Trafficante feels the need to right the wrongs in his life, while simultaneously trying to protect his loved ones.In Your Ear Productions Ltd.
"Frank D'Angelo's "Sicilian Vampire" Worldwide Premiere Slated for Big Apple Film Festival November 4th"
, '' PR Newswire'', published November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

Plot

Mobster "Sonny" Trafficante becomes a vampire after being bitten by a bat. He becomes imbued with supernatural powers, including the ability to speak to the dead.In Your Ear Productions Ltd.
"'Sicilian Vampire' (Official) Synopsis"
, ''www.sicilianvampire.com'', published April 30, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

Cast

Production

With an $11.3 million production budget, ''Sicilian Vampire'' is D'Angelo's highest-budgeted film to date. His three previous directorial efforts had budgets of "at least" $3.7 million, with actors being "paid in cash". The majority of ''Sicilian Vampires budget went into securing high profile actors; in particular,

and

. Other aspects of the budget went into paying for "wildly expensive" 6K resolution cameras, which—according to '' Vanity Fair''—are "the highest-resolution digital cameras readily available on the market".

Critical reception

Vadim Rizov wrote a piece in ''Vanity Fair'' titled "How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?" He attended the screening of ''Sicilian Vampire'' at the Big Apple Film Festival and gave it a scathing review, writing that, as in all D'Angelo films, "continuity errors, plot inconsistencies, and baffling incompetence reign supreme."

Soundtrack

''I Want to Live Forever'' is D'Angelo's eighth studio album, and the official soundtrack album for ''Sicilian Vampire''. D'Angelo released the album after signing a deal with

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, a subsidiary of

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References

External links

Official Website
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